Walking on the path, looking at the suddenly much emptier family residence, Xiao Yan shook his head with some helplessness. Today, the admission team from the Canaan Academy would arrive in Wutan City. Most of the family members had rushed to watch the spectacle, and the city gates of Wutan were probably already blocked by a sea of people.
“A bunch of madmen, just because you go to watch, will they let you pass easily?” Muttering to himself, Xiao Yan leisurely headed towards the back mountain. This was the time for him to practice his fighting techniques, and nothing could sway him.
Although the recruitment team was staying in Wutan City, their responsibility covered several cities near Wutan. So, when Xiao Yan and the others arrived at the designated square the next day, they were dumbfounded by the endless sea of people before them.
Loud noises rose from the huge square, with countless young people desperately pushing their way into the square. If not for the army deployed by the city lord’s mansion to maintain order at the edge of the square, these excited crowds would have long rushed in without any regard.
Staring blankly at the sea of people, after a long while, Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head, his face full of depression. It seemed that passing the test smoothly today was out of the question.
“Hmph, no way out, huh?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s depressed expression, Xiao Yu, who was talking with Xun’er and Xiao Mei behind him, let out a smug hum.
Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan didn’t bother to respond.
“Does Cousin Xiao Yu have a plan?” Seeing the two about to bicker again, Xiao Mei quickly smiled and changed the topic.
“The person in charge of this recruitment in Wutan City is my mentor. As her favorite student, I naturally have a way.” Xiao Yu proudly lifted her pretty nose, waved her hand, and said, “Follow me.”
Watching Xiao Yu lift her sexy long legs and walk toward the other side of the square, Xiao Yan shrugged helplessly at Xun’er: “Forget it, I won’t argue with her.”
Xun’er smiled and nodded, following Xiao Yan as they caught up with Xiao Yu.
Following Xiao Yu, they circled the massive square for half a round and finally stopped at the western part of the square. Here, in the rear of the square, the fully armed troops had formed a tight three-layer defense, with weapons reflecting the harsh light of the sun.
Sweeping her gaze over the strict defenses, Xiao Yu instructed Xiao Yan and the others, then stepped forward alone. She took out a green token from her pocket and spoke quietly with an officer-like soldier. After a brief conversation, she waved at Xiao Yan and the others, signaling them to come over.
The middle-aged officer, with his stern gaze, scanned Xiao Yan and the others. After a moment, he waved his hand and shouted, “Let them through!”
Hearing the order, the tightly packed soldiers moved, creating a small passage. Xiao Yu gave the officer a grateful smile, put away the green token, and, with a proud tilt of her chin, led the way.
Following Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan and the others also entered the narrow path. As soon as they stepped in, they felt a chill on their skin. The soldiers around them, with their cold, expressionless faces, emitted a faint smell of blood, giving Xiao Yan and the others, who had never experienced such a scene, a sense of suffocating pressure.
“Are these the soldiers who survived the battlefield?” Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan, with his extraordinary composure, gradually expelled the oppressive feeling. Licking his lips, his slightly weak feet became firm and strong once again. No matter what, with his current strength as a Four-Star Fighter, he was already stronger than most of the soldiers here.
Although he couldn’t match them in terms of bloody aura, he wouldn’t embarrass himself either.
The short distance of less than ten meters felt like a thousand for the group. When they finally stepped out of the last step, they found that their palms were drenched in cold sweat.
Her face slightly pale, Xiao Yu pouted at the middle-aged officer, “Senior Ke, were you deliberately putting us through a hard time?”
“Hehe, this is what Mentor Rulin instructed. To use a backdoor, you naturally need to pass a test. You all did well. My subordinates have all slept with corpses. If your willpower was a little weaker, you would have been scared stiff halfway.”
A smile appeared on the wooden face of the middle-aged officer as he looked at Xiao Yu and the others, finally stopping on Xun’er and Xiao Yan, admiration in his eyes. “It seems that Mentor Rulin may get some good students this time.”
Waving at the middle-aged officer with some annoyance, Xiao Yu pulled the already weak-legged Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning, and hurried into the interior of the square.
In the center of the square, a large open green cloak came into view. Here, Xiao Yan and the others could see the sea of people outside. Occasionally, there were young men and women who had passed the test, walking into the square with excited faces.
“Yu-er!” Just as they approached the large cloak, a female voice rang out, and a red figure quickly rushed over, laughing and hugging Xiao Yu, pinching her waist and teasing, “Let me check if you’ve gained weight.”
“Pervert, get off.” Laughingly pushing the woman away, Xiao Yu turned to Xiao Yan and introduced, “This is my best friend from the Canaan Academy, Xu Ni. She’s a Four-Star Fighter too.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan and the others looked at the red-clad woman. Her slightly charming face radiated a bright smile, her brown hair casually tied in a ponytail, and her voluptuous chest was quite impressive. Though her appearance was slightly inferior to Xiao Yu, her fiery, devilish figure was enough to make men drool. In the short introduction, Xiao Yan noticed that many young men passing the test had their eyes discreetly scanning her chest.
Xiao Yu affectionately held Xu Ni, and their close relationship was evident.
“These are my clan members. This is Xun’er, isn’t she pretty? But don’t get any ideas, she won’t be interested. This is Xiao Mei, very nice too. This is my younger brother, Xiao Ning, and this…”
When her gaze fell on Xiao Yan, who was lazily standing there, Xiao Yu turned her head and whispered in Xu Ni’s ear, “He’s the Xiao Yan I told you about before.”
After glancing at Xun’er and Xiao Mei, Xu Ni’s eyes lit up. “Wow, you have quite a few beauties in your family. If they enter the Canaan Academy, they’ll definitely charm all the male beasts.”
“Xiao Yan?” After her exclamation, Xu Ni suddenly paused, staring at Xiao Yan, “Is this the cousin you mentioned, who was stuck at the third stage of Dou Qi? He’s really handsome.”
“Ah?” Xiao Yu’s mouth twitched, and she pinched the chatty woman beside her. Looking at Xiao Yan’s slightly annoyed face, she awkwardly explained, “I didn’t tell anyone, but I mumbled something in my sleep, and this eavesdropper heard it.”
Raising an eyebrow, Xiao Yan smirked and, stroking his cheek, teased, “You think about me in your dreams? Since when did we become so close? I think it was just a touch…”
“Shut up!” Hearing this, Xiao Yu blushed and angrily kicked Xiao Yan with her long, sexy leg.
Casually dodging, Xiao Yan shrugged and stopped teasing her.
“What did you touch? Not Xiao Yu, I hope?” Xu Ni asked curiously, only to be pinched harshly by Xiao Yu.
“Xiao Yu, how cruel, hitting your old flame…” Covering her reddened wrist, Xu Ni’s eyes welled up as she looked at Xiao Yu.
“Stop playing around, I still need to take them for the test.” Smiling and pushing this clown aside, Xiao Yu scolded.
“Alright, alright, follow me, I’ll lead the way.” Suddenly, Xu Ni paused and turned to smile, “Oh, right, forgot to tell you. That guy Luo Bu is also part of the recruitment team. And, on the way here, I heard he advanced to a Four-Star Fighter.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yu’s smiling face turned gloomy, “Why is that annoying guy here?”
“Isn’t it obvious? To see our beautiful Xiao Yu. He’s been thinking about you day and night,” Xu Ni teased.
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Yu’s face changed, and she suddenly turned to stare at Xiao Yan.
“Why are you looking at me? Don’t even think about pretending to have a relationship with me in front of anyone. I’m not interested, and I won’t pretend,” Xiao Yan, seeing her gaze, knew what she was up to and sneered, then walked away, ignoring her angry glare.
“Uh… Xiao Yu, your charm seems to have diminished. This is a good opportunity, and the guys in the academy would fight over it, but this kid doesn’t even care?” Staring at Xiao Yan’s back, Xu Ni seemed almost incredulous.
Biting her teeth, Xiao Yu fumed, “That guy is a freak, how can you look at him with normal standards? Apart from that perverted demon girl in the academy, have you ever seen anyone jump from the third stage of Dou Qi to a Three-Star Fighter in a year?”
Hearing this, Xu Ni’s mouth opened, her playful expression replaced by shock. She hadn’t expected this seemingly delicate young man to possess such terrifying talent. Was this the same family waste Xiao Yu had mentioned?
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